LOGICS: Local Governments Implementing Conservation and Sustainability

1. LOGICS: Local Governments Implementing Conservation and Sustainability Operating Local Governments As Energy Costs Rise

2. LOGICS TEAM • The Environmental Protection Agency • Delaware Valley Green Building Council • Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission • Department of Environmental Protection • Sustainable Development Fund • The Environmental Finance Center • The Pennsylvania Environmental Council • Penn Future

3. WHY LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES? • Municipalities and townships have the responsibility of fiscal accountability to their taxpayers • An energy efficient township provides numerous benefits and better service to its constituents • Most municipalities can expect to save 30% or more on energy operating costs by participating in simple efficiency opportunities

4. WHY LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES? • Many overlook the connection between inefficient energy use and cost. • Efficient energy use is no longer the environmentally responsible choice; it has become the economically responsible choice. • 9.6 billion square ft, accounts for national Local Government footprint

5. WHY NOW? • Electricity • Retail Rate Caps expiring statewide, PECO expires 12/31/10 • Rate caps have shielded customers from the impacts of rising fuel prices and market-based prices • Natural Gas • NYMEX price/MMBtu 2006: $5.56 2007: $6.53 pre 2000: <$3.00 • Gasoline • Retail price for regular gasoline up 63 cents/gal over a two years ago • Other commodities, including coal, have also experienced rising prices

6. PROJECTED WHOLESALE PRICES

7. BENEFITS OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT Initial Effort (First two years) • 5-15% cost savings • Little or no capital expenditure Long-Term Effort • 25% or higher cost savings • Requires management commitment • Annual review • Monitor efficiencies • Track saving

8. STEPS TO ENERGY MANAGEMENT • Official Policy • A team or designated staffer • Education of ALL staff • Review of existing facilities and billing • Identification, prioritization and implementation of opportunities • Ensure measurement of implementation • Use savings to fund next projects

9. Official Policy • Clearly states energy goals • Can include: • Purchasing of equipment • Construction of buildings • Maintenance of buildings • Who is responsible • Fuels purchasing • Electricity purchasing • Alternative energy generation

10. Team or Staff • Team Option • Multi-facility, multi-discipline, multi-department • Two or three key people • Could include EAC, other residents or businesses • Staff Option • One person responsible for all energy • Provides consistency • May be difficult to fund time

11. Education • All staff need to know policy • All staff need to understand how they impact the energy usage • All staff need to be able to explain that to the taxpayers • All staff need to be asked for their input on detailed policies, suggestions for upgrades, etc.

12. Review of Existing Facilities & Billing • Often multiple bills for multiple facilities never meet up • Examination of bills can identify areas for opportunity • Existing facilities review could include basic audit or engineering audit • Own staff • Other resources

13. Opportunities • Identification • Through staff interviews/questionnaire • Through audit mentioned above • Generate a report • Prioritization • Low-cost, done in-house, etc. • Implementation • (WE ID SOME RESOURCES HERE)

14. Measurement • Ensures that all know what is done • Ensures that all know policy is being followed • Allows for additional future spending based upon successes • Allows for correction of areas where failure occurs • Shows taxpayers fiscal responsibility

15. Funding the Future • Good measurement shows proof of value • Proof of value shows responsibility • Responsibility builds trust • Trust then allows for “riskier” efficiencies to be incorporated with their longer paybacks – such as alternative energy generation, newer technology installation, etc.

16. Steps to Energy Management • Create an Official Policy • Team or Staff • Identify your Energy Use / Utility Bill Analysis • Achieving up to 30% Energy Savings • LED lighting for traffic lights and street lamps • Building energy assessments and action plans

17. Where do you start to lower energy use by 30%? • Learn how to read your utility bill • Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet • Record monthly utility bills for all meters • Create charts to provide visual tracking of energy use • Energy Assessment • Efficiency of Equipment • Proper Insulation

18. What do you Track? • CONSUMPTION • DEMAND • COST

19. Municipal Example • Visual of local analysis • Recommended actions

20. Comparison Cost in $$ of Incandescent v. L.E.D. per Traffic Signals • Incandescent L.E.D.Annual Electric FeeAnnual Maintenance FeeAnnualized Capital Cost @ 5%Installation FeeTotal • Average cost full replacement for 1 intersection (new fixture and lights) = • Average cost to replace just L.E.D. lights =

21. Annual Energy Cost to Townships for Traffic Signal (or full energy budget) v. other operations costs in the Township Create and add (Pie Chart)

22. Optimal purchase of L.E.D lights at the least cost • Purchase SourceCriteria for PurchaseTweaking the SystemBest OptionCOSTARNo – Bid requiredCan negotiate for a lower pricePennsylvania State ContractsEnergy Star Bulk Purchasing

23. Model bid specification for L.E. D. light purchase • http://www.stillwater.org/agendas/ccagendas/2007/050707/cc0792.pdf • ftp://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/gsd/pdf/to7057.pdf for model Bid Specs

24. Financing Your Traffic Signal Upgrade to L.E.Ds • Work into current operating budget • Low-interest Bank Loan • Grant Options

25. The Economics of Street Light Replacement (NOT!) • Changing to greater efficient street lamps in PECO service territory DOES NOT YIELD A COST SAVINGS • Reduce the number of fixtures in the area, but not to jeopardize safety • Check on required lighting levels and do not purchase higher capacity • New York State Energy and Research and Development Agency - www.nyserda.org • Outdoor lighting guide

26. Building Audit resulting in Operating Efficiency • Evaluate decisions based on life-cycle costing –(notes Life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) is a method for assessing the total cost of facility ownership. It takes into account all costs of acquiring, owning, and disposing of a building or building system. LCCA is especially useful when project alternatives that fulfill the same performance requirements, but differ with respect to initial costs and operating costs, have to be compared in order to select the one that maximizes net savings http://www.wbdg.org/design/lcca.php) • Register your facilities with ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager,

27. THE 30% BOMA TOP “10” ENERGY DIET • Check that equipment is functioning as designed. • Consider your cleaning options (i.e., team cleaning, occupancy sensors, coordination, and day cleaning when the lights are already on). • Encourage occupants to turn off equipment...during off hours, power everything down. • Use high efficiency LED exit signs. • Institute an energy awareness program. • Install monitor power management software. • Change incandescent light bulbs to CFL or HID. • Harvest daylight. • Evaluate after-hours usage. • Adjust ventilation.

28. Building Audit resulting in Operating Efficiency • Evaluate decisions based on life-cycle costing –(notes Life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) is a method for assessing the total cost of facility ownership. It takes into account all costs of acquiring, owning, and disposing of a building or building system. LCCA is especially useful when project alternatives that fulfill the same performance requirements, but differ with respect to initial costs and operating costs, have to be compared in order to select the one that maximizes net savings http://www.wbdg.org/design/lcca.php) • Register your facilities with ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager